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Exercise and Respiratory Tract Viral Infections

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Prolonged intense exercise causes immunosuppression, whereas moderate-intensity exercise improves immune function and potentially reduces risk and severity of respiratory viral infections. Here, based on available evidence, we present a model whereby moderate exercise-induced increases in stress hormones reduce excessive local inflammation and skew the immune response away from a TH1 and toward a TH2 phenotype, thus improving outcomes after respiratory viral infections.

Source: Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

DOI: 10.1097/jes.0b013e3181b7b57b

Authors: Stephen A. Martin, Brandt D. Pence, Jeffrey A. Woods

Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Exercise and Physiological Responses

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging